Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Question: What nickname are Wittenberg’s athletics teams known by?

Answer: The Tigers. Originally known as the Fighting Lutherans or the Crimson and Cream, Wittenberg’s football team was first referred to as the “Tigers of the West” by a newspaper in 1921.

The Tigers nickname was used alongside the Fighting Lutherans through the 1940s, but the popularity of the tiger grew after a cartoon in the student newspaper depicted a tiger as the school’s mascot.